The Reverend Susanna J. Singer, Ph.D. 1233 Howard Street, San Francisco CA 94103, (415) 970-9011 [email protected]
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The Reverend Susanna J. Singer, Ph.D. 1233 Howard Street, San Francisco CA 94103, (415) 970-9011 [email protected] ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Education 2007 Interdisciplinary Ph.D, Theology and Education, Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry, Boston College. Dissertation: “Under Construction:” Educational Strategies for Forming Adult Christian Religious Identity in the Context of Postmodern Pluralism. 1989 Master of Divinity, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, CA. 1979 Bachelor and Master of Arts (with honors), English Literature, Girton College, Cambridge, England. Academic Teaching Experience 7/10–present Associate Professor of Ministry Development, Church Divinity School of the Pacific 7/07–6/10 Assistant Professor of Ministry Development, Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Courses taught: “Foundations for Ministry,” “Postmodern Christian Education” (in-class and online formats), “Children’s Faith Formation,” “Adults as Practical Theologians,” “Issues in Ministry,” “Cross Cultural Ministries,” “Research Methods and Thesis Writing,” “Twenty-First Century Evangelism,” “Education for Social Engagement.” Developed introductory Intersession course in community organizing taught by the Industrial Areas Foundation, and new first-year Foundations in Ministry course. Led faculty discussions on hybrid and online education. Took a key role in coordinating the redesign of the Master of Divinity curriculum in 2015-16. Serve as advisor to MDiv, MTS, and MA students, chair and serve on thesis committees. Chair faculty committee on Worship. Served on Admissions Committee and Student Services Team (2008-10). Serve as CDSP’s Accreditation Coordinator (2011-present), coordinated and wrote self-study for ten-year ATS re-accreditation (2014). Co-chair Search Committee for Academic Dean/Faculty position (current), chair serach committee for Dean of Chapel/Professor of Homiletics position (current), chaired Search Committee for Pastoral Theology and Women’s Ministries faculty position (2009). Faculty representative on Dean and President Search Committee (1/09-6/09). Participated in summer school (keynote speaker at international Godly Play conference, summer 2008) and January Epiphany West conference workshops. Participated in development of new academic programs (Low-Residency Certificate of Anglican Studies and MDiv). Taught 2 Practical Theology and Leadership in the summer Certificate of Anglican Studies Immersion program; served as Director summer 2012 and 2014. Served on Board of Trustees Community Life committee and as faculty representative to Board of Trustees (2010-2012 and 2014- 2017). Served on Board Task Force for Structural Change (2010-12). Preach and preside regularly at community worship. Supervised Godly Play program 2008-11, organized Godly Play training initiatives for students. Worked with diocesan Youth and Young Adult minister and CALL Director to develop annual youth ministry symposium at CDSP (2013 – present). 7/06–13 Director, Doctor of Ministry programs, Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Worked collaboratively with Pacific School of Religion on the shared CDSP/PSR residential DMin program. Developed and directed the joint DMin program in Congregational Development with Seabury- Western seminary. Recruited students and coordinated academic programs for both degrees, taught required research methodology and thesis writing seminars in each program, supervised adjunct faculty, advised students, chaired thesis committees. 7/05–7/07 Instructor of Ministry Development, Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Fall 2004 Teaching Assistant, “Foundations of Pastoral Theology.” Principal instructor, Professor Colleen Griffith, Boston College. Spring 2004 Assisted with course planning and teaching, “Youth, Meaning and the Dynamics of Difference.” Principal instructor, Professor Helen Blier, Boston College. 1996-2002 Faculty Member, School for Deacons, Diocese of California, teaching “Introduction to Christian Education.” 2001 Instructor, Graduate Theological Union Summer Session, “How To Grow Christians.” 1993-1995 Spiritual formation small group leader, School for Deacons, Diocese of California. Service to the Episcopal Church Ongoing Serve as consultant to congregations and dioceses in the areas of ministry development and Christian Formation. Clergy conference and Diocesan Convention keynote addresses, Vestry retreat leadership, consultation with individual clergy and leadership teams. 9/15–6/18 Chair, General Convention Task Force on Clergy Leadership for Small Congregations. Coordinated design and execution of national field research on the needs of small congregations, coordinating data analysis and final report with recommendations to General Convention, resulting in two resolutions with funding. 3 2006–present Represent CDSP at Living Stones and the Ministry Developers’ Collaborative ministry formation initiatives. Attend annual meetings as member of the CDSP/Diocese of California team. Write and present reflection documents. Member of the Ministry Development Collaborative steering group, participated in development of the MDC national Ministry Development Certificate. 2009-10 Designed individualized education programs and served as consultant to the Commission on Ministry, and academic coordinator for two locally- trained students in the Diocese of Northern California, 2009-10. 2008-10 Assisted with Area Ministry Development in the Diocese of California, including teaching classes, creating curriculum, presenting diocesan keynote addresses and training. Academic Publications Book review: Church for Every Context: An Introduction to Theology and Practice. By Michael Moynagh with Philip Harrold (London: SCM Press, 2012) for Anglican Theological Review, Spring 2017. Book review: Theological Reflection across Religious Traditions: The Turn to Reflective Believing. By Edward Foley (Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015) for Anglican Theological Review, Spring 2016. Book review: Opening the Field of Practical Theology: An Introduction. Edited by Kathleen A. Cahalan and Gordon S. Mikoski. (Maryland, Plymouth UK: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014) for Anglican and Episcopal History, June 2016. “Supervisory Practice in a Distance Learning Program of Formation for Ministry.” Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry, Volume 31, 2011 (online journal, Berkeley, CA). Book review, The Church in Anglican Theology: A Historical, Theological and Ecumenical Exploration. By Kenneth A. Locke. (Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate 2009) for Anglican and Episcopal History, March 2010. “Educating for Commitment: Insights from Postmodernity,” Religious Education Summer 2005. Professional Publications Guest editor, Pacific Church News June 2007. Editorial and lead article “Transformation: It’s in our DNA.” Reprinted in Diocese of Nevada The Desert Spirit, February 2011. “Sowing with Spiritual Ecology” in Preaching through the Year of Matthew: Sermons that Work, Roger Alling and David J. Schlafer, eds., Morehouse Publishing, Harrisburg, PA, 2001. Who Says So? Encountering the Authority of Scripture and Let It Shine! An Intergenerational Curriculum for Epiphany, LeaderResources, 2000. 4 Conferences, Seminars and Addresses “Turning Outwards: How does the Church Carry Forward God’s Mission in the World,” a keynote address for the Living Stones Collaborative , February 2018; a day retreat for Christian educators in the Diocese of Northern California, April 2018. “Christian Education After Christendom: An Ecological Approach,” a day retreat for Christian educators in the Diocese of Northern California, April 2017. “Beautiful Authority 50 Plus,” a conference for women clergy leaders over 50; co-leader May 2016. “Lifelong Christian Formation” workshop for the PNEUMA conference, Fall 2015. “Numbers and Stories: Measuring Vitality and Effectiveness in Ministry,” theme address to the Gathering of Leaders 2015. Two webinars on Leadership in Ministry for the Diocese of Michigan, Spring 2014. "The World is Charged With the Grandeur of God: The Parables of Jesus, the Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, and the Life of Faith" Retreat for the Associates of the Order of the Transfiguration, September 2013. GTU Colloquium on Best Practices in Online Teaching, August 2013. “Signs for the World: Engaging Sacramental Theology and Practice,” clergy conference for the clergy of the Anglican Provinces of the Central Interior, British Columbia, June 2013. “Signs for the World: From Sacraments on Sunday to Sacramental Living Every Day” workshop for Lay Ministers of Word and Sacrament of the Anglican Provinces of the Central Interior, British Columbia, June 2013. “In the Sure and Certain Hope… Hope as a Theological Virtue in Changing Times,” keynote theological address to the Gathering of Leaders, March 2012. “Christianity – So What?” Talk presented to the young adult group at the Pyramid Alehouse, January 2012. “New Forms of Leadership for a Changing Church,” address at Arizona Business of God luncheons, November 2011. “Christian Formation for Discipleship and Leadership,” Keynote speaker and conference leader, Diocesan Clergy Conference, Diocese of Northern California February 2011 “New Form of Leadership for Ministry Development,” Congregational Forum, St Mark’s Episcopal Church, Berkeley CA, January 2011. “Christian Education and Formation,” Diocesan Convention Keynote Address, Diocese of Nevada, October 2010. 5 “Imagining Our Future: Emerging Models of Ministry,” Clergy Conference, Diocese of California, September 2011. 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